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Tribal Opposition Could Disrupt MWSS Dam Project Near Manila

9 May 2013 - 08:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System’s plans to build a new 2 billion liter per day dam east of Manila to boost supply for the capital region could face resistance from leaders of tribal

$260 Billion Lost Each Year Due to Lack of Sanitation: World Bank

19 Apr 2013 - 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

washington, dc, united states — An estimated $260 billion USD is lost every year from a lack of access to sanitation, according to the World Bank.

Angat Dam Levels Ensure Enough Water for Manila

8 Apr 2013 - 08:59 by Local Press Report

MANILA (Business Mirror) — The water level at Angat Dam is still way above the critical level of 180 meters above sea level, and private water-service providers Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. Inc.

Philippine Hydropower Woes Underscore Weak Water Governance

19 Mar 2013 - 07:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Complaints about government red tape dominated proceedings of a conference of small hydropower producers in the Philippines last week, as participants underscored that it now takes twice as long to

Philippine Regulator Faces Political Pressure to Block Metro Manila Water Rate Hike

25 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — The two water companies serving Metro Manila and surrounding areas, are seeking to increase average basic water tariffs by 15.2 percent in the east zone and by 22 percent in the west zone as part

Marubeni Acquires 20 Percent of Maynilad for $400 Million

18 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s Marubeni Corp has finally closed a deal to buy a fifth of Manila concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc., for $400 million USD, according to disclosures submitted to the Philippine Stoc

Philippines MWSS Prepares $2.5 Billion for Water Projects

18 Feb 2013 - 11:19 by Local Press Report

MANILA (Business Inquirer) — The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has lined up $2.5 billion USD worth of major infrastructure projects this year in a bid to ensure water supply security for the country.&nbs

MWSS Buys Time to Address Future Water Shortfall

14 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Changing water use patterns and big cuts in non-revenue water in the Philippines capital region have postponed by several years the reckoning date when existing water supply begins to fall short of

Maynilad to Boost Wastewater Spending Seven-Fold in Next Five Years

11 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Maynilad Water Services Inc., the Philippines’ biggest private water company, is looking to increase outlays for wastewater projects to $640 million USD by 2017, company officials said last week.

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    • MWSS to Finish Rate Rebasing Process by July 1

    6 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), the government agency that oversees the water system in the capital region and surrounding areas, has vowed to complete a review

    Philippines' Manila Water Awards Indra $6.5 Million Contract

    6 Feb 2013 - 10:22 by Local Press Report

    MANIA (4-Traders) — The Philippines water services utility company Manila Water Company has awarded Indra, one of the leading consulting and technology multinationals in Europe and Latin America, a contract to manage

    Philippines’ MWSS Explores Options for Funding New Centennial Water Project

    4 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), with the assistance of a group of consultants led by the Rebel Group International BV of Netherlands, is exploring several optio

    Bangladesh Water Agency Plans Piped Network to Largest Slum

    30 Jan 2013 - 10:55 by Local Press Report

    dhaka (The Financial Express) — Bangladesh state-backed water agency has moved to provide piped water to the capital's largest slum Korail by the end of December this year, the executive head of WASA has said. Although the D

    World Bank Rates Philippines’ New Sewerage Project Only “Moderately Satisfactory”

    24 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank’s evaluation group gave a rating of only “moderately satisfactory” to a sewerage project completed last year in Metro Manila, the Philippine capital, which the lender funded with a $

    Manila to Revise Scope of Angat Dam Rehabilitation

    22 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the government agency that provides water to the Philippines’ capital region through two private concessionaires, wants to revise the scope of a maj

    Uptick in Philippine Economy Paves Way for More Flood Control and Irrigation Projects

    10 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Economists said the Philippine economy is expected to further expand by 7.5 to 8 percent this year on the back of heavy election spending, increased infrastructure projects, robust consumer and s

    Philippine Lawmaker Urges Restraint on State Water Agency’s Rate Adjustments

    8 Jan 2013 - 10:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine lawmaker is urging the government to rein in the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System's (MWSS) authority to approve water rate adjustments for its private-sector partners.

    Philippines' Metro Pacific Acquires Stake in Cebu Water

    7 Jan 2013 - 11:03 by Local Press Report

    CEBU (Rappler) — A unit of Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    Marubeni to Complete 20 Percent Purchase of Maynilad

    2 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Japan-based Marubeni Corp. is expected to finalize a deal to purchase 20 percent of Philippine company Maynilad Water Services Inc. this month, the company announced last week.

    Legazpi City Water Supply Still Undrinkable After Maynilad Takeover

    12 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Water supplied to Legazpi City, in Metro Manila is still unfit for drinking even after the takeover by new operator Maynilad Water Services Inc., officials said on December 10.

    India’s Bihar State Government Plans Water Management Through River-Interlinking

    12 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    India, PATNA — The government of India's eastern state of Bihar is looking at better management of water resources through interlinking its rivers.

    World Bank Looks to Mobile Technology to Solve Global Sanitation Crisis

    4 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    united states, WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank and its partners this weekend launched the first-ever Sanitation Hackathon, modeled on the successful Water Hackathon of October 2011, bringing together software developers, designer

    Philippines’ Boracay Utility Could Face Opposition to Planned Rate Increase

    30 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Water and sewerage rates in Boracay island, one of the Philippines’ top tourist destinations located 315 kilometers south of Manila, are set to increase by more than a third beginning January 1,

    Jakarta to Renegotiate Contract With Suez

    21 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    Indonesia, JAKARTA — Jakarta-owned water company PAM Jaya is working to renegotiate its contract with private sector concessionaire PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), a subsidiary of Lyonnaise des Eaux, part of France's

    Asian Nations Must Focus on Green Growth; ADB

    20 Nov 2012 - 11:22 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Asian Development Bank) — While advanced economies gradually rebuild their balance sheets, Asia’s emerging markets need to diversify sources of growth to boost GDP, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda s

    Metro Pacific Looks to Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar

    7 Nov 2012 - 09:50 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Bloomberg ) — Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    Maynilad Purchases Embattled Philippine Water Supplier Philhydro

    6 Nov 2012 - 09:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Manila water concessionaire Maynilad now owns Philhydro, the controversial water-supply company that has serviced Legaspi City in Metro Manila for five years.

    Manila Water, Maynilad Share $275 Million USD Agreement

    2 Nov 2012 - 10:06 by Local Press Report

    QUEZON CITY (Philippine Information Agency) — Water concessionaires Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) and Manila Water Company, Inc.

    Filipino Lawmaker Urges Developing New Sources to Stave Off Crisis

    29 Oct 2012 - 07:59 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Gulf News) — Metro Manila could face a serious crisis in potable water if the government does not explore other sources of the basic human resource, a lawmaker warned, citing findings of a regional study. 

    Japan’s Marubeni Corp Pushes Back Maynilad Water Deal

    24 Oct 2012 - 09:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — A deal that would give one of Japan's biggest trading houses, Marubeni Corporation a 20 percent stake in Maynilad Water Services, the water concessionaire for Manila’s West Zone, has been pushed ba

    Philippines Supreme Court Declares Angat Dam Sale Valid

    24 Oct 2012 - 10:20 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Business Inquirer) — The Supreme Court declared as valid the government sale of the 246 megawatt Angat Hydro-Electric Power Plant (AHEPP) in Bulacan to Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water). In a deci

    Philippine Business Conference Calls on Government to Increase Rice Production, Deal With Toxic Waste

    15 Oct 2012 - 08:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Business representatives in Manila have approved an 11-point resolution that identified specific measures it wanted to see the government take, including rice production, allocation of irrigated

    Philippines’ Embattled Philex Mining Plugs Leak Amid Fines, Allegations

    12 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Plagued by negative local media coverage and environmental degradation charges, Philex Mining Corp.

    Philippine Water Companies Face Financial Losses Due to Delays in Setting Tariffs

    10 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ two biggest private water companies that provide water service to Metro Manila and surrounding areas are facing regulatory uncertainty regarding water tariffs next year. 

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    • Philippines Officials Accused of Dam Lies About 100-Kilometer Dike

    8 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Several groups in the Philippines, including Pamalakaya and the Save Laguna Lake Movement, last week accused the Laguna Lake Development Authority in Luzon of working to transform the 90,000-hectar

    Philippines’ MWSS to Tender Angat Dam Rehabilitation

    3 Oct 2012 - 10:50 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in Manila is preparing to bid out the contract for rehabilitation of Angat Dam, which supplies water to Metro Manila’s more than 15 million re

    Manila Water, LandBank Sign $137.5 Million USD Loan Agreement

    2 Oct 2012 - 09:09 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Business Mirror) — Manila Water Co.

    Philex Mining Faces Additional Fines for Environmental Damages

    28 Sep 2012 - 09:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Philex Mining Corp., the Philippines’ biggest gold producer, was hit this week with a $184.9 million USD fine for leaks from its tailings pond in Benguet province, and the firm could face addi

    Philippine Dam on Alert

    27 Sep 2012 - 09:51 by Local Press Report

    MANILA (Philstar.com) — A yellow alert was raised over La Mesa dam in Novaliches, Quezon City as its water elevation neared the spilling level due to isolated rainshowers, the state weather bureau said Thursday. Oy

    Experts Paint Grim Picture of Water Future in the Philippines

    26 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

    MANILA, Philippines — Only half of the water sources in the Philippines meet quality standards,16 of the country’s rivers are almost biologically dead, there will be less rainfall in 2013, and some areas in the country